On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 13:04, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > KRF wrote: > > Just got my 7 CDs in the mail and have a dedicated PC to learn Debian on. > > I downloaded the entire manual and have good intentions to go through > > the install step by step, totally unlike my usual method of learning by > > rapid tapping on the enter key. > > > > CDs say they are D3.0 Woody and Manual says same thing. > > > > First step, boot CD1 to boot: prompt and then enter vanilla, which I > > assume will bring up a minimal system. > > > > However, I get a... > > > > Could not find kernel image: vanilla > > > > Is the manual out of sync with the CDs now? I can bypass it by just > > pressing enter, but then I assume that it will totally blow away the > > installation sequence of the tutorial. > > > > > > Ken > > Try bf24 instead of vanilla. The basic kernel in Woody is 2.2.20, which > is very old. If you have any hardware that was manufacured in the last > 3 or so years, you will want the bf24 install (which uses a 2.4.18 > kernel). That will likely have drivers for most of your hardware. > > -Roberto
I'd agree with that. 'vanilla' is missing a few rather necessary bits, IIRC. But to answer the original question - there are several varieties of kernel on the CDROM, with names like (IIRC) vmlinuz-2.2.20-idepci for the 'idepci' kernel, vmlinuz-2.2.20-compact for the 'compact' kernel, and so on. But there *isn't* a vmlinuz-2.2.20-vanilla, what is called the 'vanilla' kernel is just vmlinuz-2.2.20. So, just hitting 'enter' will get you the kernel known as vanilla. Yes, this is inconsistent. I guess they couldn't just call it the 'nothing' kernel. cr -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
